
“White boy walked up on me-kinda big, I see him in there a lot. How the first woman to ever break my heart was my mother, and the only woman to ever love me was my grandmother.”Īfter putting together the letter, Gates went to the gym for what he thought would be his last workout. I wrote about how I’ve been in love before and had my heart broken. “I was just saying, I don’t regret nobody I ever stepped on if I did, your momma ain’t raise you right.

"I had a raw letter that I wrote about everything,” the 35-year-old explained. He explained that before leaving social media for a bit, he put together a party for his daughter Islah and was convinced it was his “last time seeing her.” When asked what drove him to suicidal thoughts, Kevin said he wasn’t happy and was facing too much pressure as “a provider.” He felt as though he was simply being “tolerated” by those around him rather than “celebrated.” Just smash myself because I was to the point I ain’t wanna live no more.” … See, I don’t do the, ‘Man, I’m ’bout to kill myself!’ I don’t want no attention. “December 10th through the 12th was the hardest for me this year,” Gates said nine minutes into the interview above. He was set on ending his life, but a fan thankfully convinced him not to go through with it. The Baton Rouge rapper said on Big Facts that he wrote a suicide note in December 2020. Kevin Gates has always been open about his struggles with mental health, and in a new interview he said he just passed the one-year anniversary of almost dying by suicide.
